Game 81: Avalanche 3 Jets 2 in OT post-game recap

A 2-0 lead dissolves into three straight for the Avs although it was a game that could have gone either way.  With the OT loss the Jets all to 46-30-5 and the Preds moved one point up and into 1st spot.  The Jets are tied with the Blues with 97 points.

For those who would like to take a deeper dive into the advanced stats here are the results from tonight’s game via Natural Stat Trick.

Audio:

Mark Scheifele

Nikolaj Ehlers

Coach Maurice:  Assessment of the game.  What did he see from the forward moves?  What did he think of Little, Laine and Copp?  Did they get their identity back?  What did he think of the power play overall?  What did he see on the coach’s challenge?

Up Next:

The Jets are gonna be in Arizona tomorrow and are scheduled to practice at the Ice Den.  Kick start your day with the AM Jets papers which go live at 7 am on illegalcurve.com.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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